Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 227 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 227 is a mass-lock board on a 5+6 frame — eight "?" padlock bottles (one near-empty blue flask and one corked yellow wine in the top row, plus six full flasks in the bottom row in brown, yellow, red, green, orange, purple) and only three small near-empty partials in the top row as the starting surface. Crack the three matching padlocks with the orange, yellow and blue partials to free a working surface, route each revealed hidden color into the next locked flask, and save the green reveal for last so it pops the cork on the doubly-trapped top-5 yellow wine and the level completes with all eleven bottles on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 227 — Full Solution
- Pour the top-1 orange partial into bottom-5 (orange locked) to crack the first padlock and free the orange flask as a buffer with a hidden color revealed under the "?" band.
- Pour the top-2 yellow partial into bottom-2 (yellow locked) to crack the second padlock, and pour the top-3 blue partial into top-4 (blue locked) to crack the third padlock and free the top-4 flask.
- Use the three opened buffers (bottom-5, bottom-2, top-4) to absorb the hidden colors revealed by each of those three locks, keeping each buffer strictly one color and never mixing two reveals into the same flask.
- Pour the revealed colors into the next three locked flasks in order — bottom-1 brown, bottom-3 red, bottom-4 green — to crack those padlocks and free those bottom flasks as additional working slots.
- Route the green reveal from bottom-4 onto the still-locked top-5 corked yellow wine — the green pour first unlocks the padlock on the wine, then the green stream pops the cork and the hidden color underneath the cork joins play.
- Drain every remaining two-color mixer top-first, sending each exposed top color onto its matching single-color lane — orange, yellow, blue, brown, red, green, purple — and clear any temporary buffer back onto a real stack before reusing it.
- Top off each of the eleven bottles so all of them end on a single color, with the doubly-trapped corked yellow wine now holding its revealed color cleanly.
Colors in this level:
Orange, Yellow, Blue, Brown, Red, Green, Purple, Cyan, Pink, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the top-1 orange partial into any bottle other than bottom-5 (the matching orange locked flask), which burns the only orange source on a board that starts with zero empties.
- Trying to pop the cork on the top-5 corked yellow wine before its padlock is broken, which wastes a yellow pour and strands the only working yellow lane.
- Mixing two different revealed hidden colors into the same buffer, which locks the buffer and strands both reveals just when the next locked flask needs a one-color receiver.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 227 (spoiler-free)
- Pour the top-1 orange partial into bottom-5 (orange locked) first, the top-2 yellow into bottom-2, and the top-3 blue into top-4 to crack the first three padlocks and free a working surface.
- Unlock the top-5 corked yellow wine with a yellow pour before you try to pop the cork — a pour on a still-locked wine bounces off the padlock and wastes the only yellow you have.
- Save the green reveal from bottom-4 for the very last move, so it can both unlock the top-5 padlock and pop the cork to release the hidden color underneath.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, 5+6 = 11 bottles, no starting empties. The top row is five bottles — three small near-empty partials in milk-bottle shape (top-1 orange, top-2 yellow, top-3 blue), then top-4 a full blue flask with a black "?" padlock band on the lower segment (still milk-bottle shape, no cork), and top-5 a full corked yellow wine with a small red/coral cap, a cork ring on the neck, yellow liquid showing and the same black "?" padlock band below. The bottom row is six full locked flasks, each with a visible top color and a black "?" padlock band — bottom-1 brown, bottom-2 yellow, bottom-3 red, bottom-4 green, bottom-5 orange, bottom-6 purple. No mixer has been opened and no color has been revealed under any lock at the start.
- Goal
- Crack all eight padlocks and pop the top-5 corked yellow wine so the eleven bottles can sort into single colors. The first unlock is bottom-5 (orange locked) — pour the top-1 orange partial into it, the orange trigger breaks the padlock, and the orange flask becomes a working buffer with whatever hidden color it reveals underneath. The hidden color revealed by each unlock is the next trigger for the next locked flask, so the run is a strict chain — partial into the matching locked flask, expose the hidden color, then route that hidden color into the next locked flask. The doubly-trapped top-5 corked yellow wine is the final gate — it must be unlocked with yellow before the cork can be popped, and the cork pop itself is reserved for the green reveal from bottom-4.
- Opening
- Pour the top-1 orange partial into bottom-5 (orange locked) to crack the first padlock and free a buffer. Pour the top-2 yellow partial into bottom-2 (yellow locked) to crack the second padlock. Pour the top-3 blue partial into top-4 (blue locked) to crack the third padlock and free the top-4 flask as a working slot. Use the three newly opened buffers to absorb the hidden colors revealed under each "?" band, keeping each buffer strictly one color.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring the orange partial into any bottle other than bottom-5 (the matching orange locked flask) burns the only orange source and strands the orange lane — orange must always go into bottom-5 first. The top-5 corked yellow wine is double-trapped, so a pour on a still-locked top-5 bounces off the padlock and wastes a yellow that the sort cannot afford on a board with zero empties. Every locked bottle hides a second color under the "?" band, so once you crack a lock the now-exposed hidden color is the next trigger for the next locked flask in the chain — never park a revealed hidden color on a third locked bottle, or the chain breaks. With zero empties, every buffer must stay one color until it is cleared onto a real stack — mixing two different reveals into one buffer locks the only working slot you have.
- Mechanics
- A mass-lock board on a 5+6 frame, with eight "?" padlock bottles (one locked blue flask and one doubly-trapped corked yellow wine in the top row, plus six locked flasks in the bottom row) and only three small near-empty partials in the top row to start with. There are no wooden boxes, no paper wraps and no magic bottles — the only special twist is the doubly-trapped corked yellow wine in top-5, which is the gate to finish the level. The hidden colors revealed under each "?" band are the only source of brown, red, green and purple on the board, so the run threads a strict chain — partial → match the locked flask of that color → reveal the next color → match the next locked flask, until the green reveal pops the cork on top-5 and the level completes with all eleven bottles on a single color.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you start Magic Sort Level 227 when eight of the eleven bottles are locked?
Pour the top-1 orange partial into bottom-5 (orange locked), the top-2 yellow into bottom-2 (yellow locked) and the top-3 blue into top-4 (blue locked) to crack the first three padlocks. The orange, yellow and blue buffers you free become the only working surface, and each one now has a hidden color revealed under its "?" band.
Why is the top-5 corked yellow wine the last move in Level 227?
It is doubly-trapped — both locked and corked — so a pour on a still-locked wine bounces off the padlock and wastes a yellow. Unlock the wine first with a yellow pour, then save the green reveal from bottom-4 as the cork-pop trigger so the hidden color underneath the cork enters the sort in a controlled way and the level completes with all eleven bottles on a single color.